PhD. Candidate, Geography

Norwegian University of Science & Technology

Trondheim, Norway

Current - 2018

• Working on improving the use of Citizen Science data. Involved extensive use of bayesian methods and spatial data analysis
• University Graduate Fellow

M.Sc., Environment and Law

Université de Rennes I

Rennes, France

2018 - 2016

• Thesis: “The revival of wolves and other large carnivores and their impact on the livelihood of rural communities”

B.S., Ecology and Evolution

Université de Rennes I

Rennes, France

2016 - 2013

Infantry School of Lorient

French Navy

Lorient, France

2011 - 2011

• Learning how to lead a team of soldiers
• First aid, thinking in harsh conditions

Research Assistant

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Trondheim, Norway

2018

• Helping in the writing of a report for the EU Parliament
• Analyzing depredation data from European country

Research Assistant

Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Trondheim, Norway

2017

• Analyzing “conservation values” in national and international legal instruments

Sergeant in the French Navy (Marine infantry)

Marine Francaise

Brest, France

2013 - 2011

• Leading a team of 6 soldiers to secure military bases
• Training for special forces (Commandos Marine)

Quantitative methods

NTNU’s Department of Geography

Trondheim, Norway

Current - 2018

• TA and lectured
• Teaching the use of R programming, regression techniques & data visualization
• Master level class

GIS Tools for climate change studies

NTNU’s Department of Geography

Trondheim, Norway

Current - 2018

• TA and lectured
• Advanced GIS analysis to study climate related problems
• Master level class

Introduction to GIS & Quantitative methods

NTNU’s Department of Geography

Trondheim, Norway

Current - 2018

• TA and lectured
• Introduction to programming in R and basic statistical techniques
• Bachelor level class

Point pattern analysis in Stan - Part 1

benjamincretois.netlify.app

N/A

2020

• Tutorial on fitting point process model with different softwares - primarily for Stan users.

The contribution of hunters to monitoring biodiversity in Europe

European Federation for Hunting and Conservation

N/A

2020

Can Humans and Wild Ungulates Live Together in a European Landscape?

Ecology For the Masses

N/A

2020

Inspiring optimism: note from the Conservation Optimism Summit

Ecology For the Masses

N/A

2019

Hunters as citizen scientists: Contributions to biodiversity monitoring in Europe.

Global Ecology and Conservation

N/A

2020

• Cretois, B., Linnell, J. D., Grainger, M., Nilsen, E. B., & Rød, J. K.

The challenges and opportunities of coexisting with wild ungulates in the human-dominated landscapes of Europe’s Anthropocene.

Biological Conservation

N/A

2020

• Linnell, J. D., Cretois, B. (co-first authorship), Nilsen, E. B., Rolandsen, C. M., Solberg, E. J., Veiberg, V., … & Kaltenborn, B.

Accounting for spatial varying sampling effort due to accessibility in Citizen Science data: A case study of moose in Norway.

Spatial Statistics

N/A

2020

• Sicacha-Parada, J., Steinsland, I., Cretois, B., & Borgelt, J.

What form of human-wildlife coexistence is mandated by legislation? A comparative analysis of international and national instruments

Biodiversity and Conservation

N/A

2019

• Cretois, B., Linnell, J. D., Kaltenborn, B. P., & Trouwborst, A.

Research for AGRI Committee-The Revival of Wolves and Other Large Predators and Its Impact on Farmers and Their Livelihood in Rural Regions of Europe

Report for the European Parliament

N/A

2018

• Linnell, J. D., & Cretois, B.

Conceptual insights on what presence means

NTNU’s Department of Geography

Trondheim, Norway

2020

• Cretois, B.

Coexisting with large mammals in the human-dominated landscape of Europe’s Anthropocene.

4th Conference of the Nordic Society Oikos

Reykjavik, Iceland

2020

• Cretois, B.

Living with success with wild large mammals in Europe’s anthropogenic landscape

Conservation Optimism Summit

Oxford, UK

2019

• Cretois, B.